You can restore a deleted Discussion Forum and/or Discussion Topic in D2L. When you restore the Discussion Forum and/or Topic, all associated threads and replies are also restored. Follow these instructions in order to restore a deleted D2L Discussion Forum and/or Topic: Navigate to the Discussions area of the course. Click More Actions, at the […]
Year: 2018
Why aren’t the grades I entered displaying in the Submissions, Discussions, or Quizzes areas of D2L?
When grade items in the Grades area of a D2L course are linked to a tool (e.g., Submissions, Quizzes, and Discussions), the sync only works in one direction. Grades can be sent from a tool to the Grades area, but not the reverse. If you enter and publish grades (or grades are automatically calculated and […]
Where do I find information about unplanned system outages at DePaul and Information Services’ system updates?
Information about unplanned system outages, security issues, virus outbreaks, and widespread phising scams at DePaul can be found here. The same page details Information Services’ planned updates to the systems they support (e.g., Exchange, Microsoft Suite, Tableau, etc.). The alerts and updates are managed by Information Services (IS), so questions about the alerts and updates […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Display Graded Rubric Feedback in Gradebook
For a consistent and simplified user experience, learners can now view their graded rubric feedback in Gradebook for discussions, assignments, and quizzes. Learners can view their completed rubric (including the selected levels and instructor feedback) in the following tools: – Gradebook (new) – Discussions (new) – Assignments – Quizzes – Content (classic Content experience), where […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Improvements to Rubric Feedback for Learners
To provide learners with more detailed feedback on activities and apply a consistent look and feel to rubric feedback, this release includes the following improvements: – Rubric feedback now has a consistent appearance across tools in Brightspace Learning Environment, including responsive display on desktops and mobile devices. The grading criteria that a learner achieves in an […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Rubrics Control Rubric Visibility for Learners
This release introduces the ability to control rubric visibility for learners. This is useful for preventing learners from using preview rubrics as answer keys for activities. For example, an instructor can now describe assessment expectations in assignment instructions, hiding the associated preview rubric. Once the assignment is graded, the instructor releases the graded rubric as […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Quiz Question “Pools” Replace “Random Sections”
Question pools are now available to improve the process of creating quizzes with randomized questions, and are an effective way of preventing cheating on quizzes. All the functionality random sections provided is now located on a single screen, with a simplified workflow. When creating a question pool, instructors enter a title, the number of questions […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L HTML Editor Emoticons Available
Emoticons are now available across Brightspace Learning Environment in the HTML Editor. Use them to express feelings or mood in announcements, instructions, discussion posts, and anywhere else the HTML Editor is available. (Source: D2L)
June 10.8.2 – D2L Group and Sections Interface Improvements
Fixed headers and wider columns now appear on the Enroll Users page in Groups. This change helps users easily view and scroll through large numbers of groups and sections. This change is available in the Daylight Experience only. This feature is not supported in the Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge web browsers. The Enroll […]
June 10.8.2 – D2L Grades Linked Discussion Threads Available
When assessing a discussion post in the Assess Post pop-up, an instructor can now see a link to the original discussion post. This allows instructors to see more information about why the user posted that reply, or what other learners replied to their post. Previously, there was no hyperlink, and instructors had to open Discussions […]